National Post
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May 25, 2026
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Ballooning seniors’ benefits are another example of Canada’s east-west divide
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Bloc Québécois MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval speaks during a press conference held at the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. PHOTO BY HYUNGCHEOL PARK /Postmedia Article content OTTAWA — Advocates are warning that Ottawa’s growing spending on older Canadians could widen regional tensions, ahead of an expected fall independence referendum in Alberta. Article content Jack Mintz, an economist at the University of Calgary, says that the federal government’s $80 billion Old Age Security (OAS) program will be an easy target for Alberta separatists making the case that the pr…
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